Mark Reckless: I don’t have the looks to be in the Ukip manifesto

Mark Reckless has said he wants to use the £1 million donation to send his supporters copies of the manifesto – which he doesn’t appear in unlike virtually every other high profile Ukip member.

He says he is quoted in it saying “Britain is more than a star on somebody elses flag”. “So I was pleased to have that, but I am not sure if my look quite pass muster”, he adds